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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lloyd George and Churchill battle over?

2. Churchill left the Boer war to do what?

3. Churchill was taken on the expedition to Northwest India occupying what position?

4. What sport did Churchill enjoy playing immensely?

5. What was Churchill's battalion nicknamed while he was commanding the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Churchill do after leaving the Army?

2. What happened when Churchill got involved with the Hussars in India fighting against a group of Muslim Pathans?

3. What event hurt Churchill politically and forced his retirement?

4. What kind of student was Churchill?

5. Whom were Churchill's children?

6. Whom did Churchill marry and why?

7. Churchill became president of the Board of Trade where he became familiar with those resisting British rule throughout the world. What groups did he admire and which groups did he despise?

8. What was the author John Keegan's initial opinion of Churchill?

9. What did Jan Smuts and his "bitterenders" introduce the Western world to?

10. How did Churchill's mother spend the time during her marriage to Lord Randolph Churchill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Churchill gave a speech on the Army estimates of 1901. This speech was remarkable for three reasons. State and discuss the three reasons.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Churchill had a gut sympathy for fighters? What specific instances give proof of this sympathy?

Essay Topic 3

How did the 1929 stock market crash in the United States affect other countries?

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